Erik's Build Thread, 914-6 Conversion Options

[B3owulf]

This will be a build thread for my 914 build. The build is ongoing, I will post updates here and hopefully keep progressing! I posted most of these pictures before, just trying to put it in one spot for a continual thread.

The end goal of the build is to have a fun autocross car that is nice enough to drive for date night or cars and coffee. It will not be a concourse car or race competitively, just out to have fun.



This car was a stalled project that I purchased as a roller and a pile of parts. I purchased a set of wheels for my Cayman and the seller had a 914 in his garage. After going back and forth for a bit I finally convinced my wife to let me buy it. It came with a ton of spare parts and the first couple months with the car was mainly just figuring out what I had and what I needed.

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Part of the deal was my wife got to pick the color. She picked Ravenna Green and it turned out good! I spent more than I wanted on the paint but less than I should have. It looks great from a distance, OK up close, and a PCA concourse nerd would throw me out.


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Found some cool wheels online and got the windows, door handles, hood, and trunk mounted up. Unfortunately progress stopped for a while after this due to work requirements which had me away from home for a while.

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Got a few weeks back home and scored some more parts off of ebay. Got a wrecked 911, a 914 motor, and an MFI 6 cylinder. I sold the 911 and left the MFI engine with my helper to figure out.

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Got back home 6 months later and was shocked to find my 2 year old had made no progress on the build. However, I had a huge pile of -6 conversion parts from Ben and others waiting for me so its time to get after it! I will keep posting as I make progress.

[ClayPerrine]

Just an FYI.. the MFI is a good running system. But it is not newbie friendly to get setup correctly. It has a steep learning curve, and you need some specialty tools to get it setup.

And it is not cold weather friendly. Make sure you get a hand throttle to install in the chassis, as it is mandatory with MFI.


I have experience with MFI. I had it in my six conversion until I went with the monster motor.

[B3owulf]

Just an FYI.. the MFI is a good running system. But it is not newbie friendly to get setup correctly. It has a steep learning curve, and you need some specialty tools to get it setup.

And it is not cold weather friendly. Make sure you get a hand throttle to install in the chassis, as it is mandatory with MFI.


I have experience with MFI. I had it in my six conversion until I went with the monster motor.

Thanks, definitely a little intimidated by the MFI but I have been doing a lot of research and I’m fairly confident in my knowledge level. I am sure I will be on here asking for advice when it comes time to start though.

This whole project has been an effort to get out of my comfort zone and learn . MFI is definitely outside the comfort zone!